“Perhaps, another historian, who bore witness to the invasion of Ijawland by the Yoruba new visitors is E. Alademomi Kenyo, who in his book titled The Origin and Title of Yoruba Rulers (N.D) Page 3, stated: ‘Up till time, the Oba (in Benin) and his people were pure Yoruba and did not understand the language of the aborigines, who usually salute themselves and the new people (the Bini) Adoo, Dolo.” “Going by the above author, the land they refer to as Bini land today belongs to the Ijaw people.No amount of distortion of history or documents of Benin will deter Ijaw from being focused.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/ijaw-aborigines-edo-not-bini-ipdi/

In an interview with P.M.NEWS in his palace at Ijebu Ode, the monarch, when reminded of his claim in 1983 that the Ijebus are from Waddai in Sudan, said every tribe in the country migrated from somewhere.

Says Oba Adetona: “Let me tell you, there are ways of settlements, even before Oduduwa came to Ile-Ife, Ife was already in existence. All you just have to do is go to history books, you’ll see all these things there.”

Reminded that the statement is often used against the Ijebus with people regarding them as aliens, Awujale described such act as rubbish, saying “how can they use it against the Ijebus? Who is using it against them? What about others? Are they not from other areas before they settled here?”

Oba Adetona who marked his 76 birthday on 10 May, 2010 said no Nigerian has any right to use the source of migration against another as it is evident all over the world that everybody has his or her roots.

In his royal message, the Awujale advised traditional rulers to steer clear of partisan politics as it is obvious that their subjects can never belong to the same political party and a royal father must not seen to be taking sides.

He told P.M.NEWS that his memorable encounter with the first civilian governor of Ogun State, the late Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, in 1983 occupies a chapter in his book that will be launched tomorrow at the grand finale of his coronation anniversary at the Gateway International stadium, Ijebu-Ode.

On the clash between him and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunabde Sijuade, Oba Adetona said: “Don’t forget, people try to say we have differences, no, not at all. I am the Awujale of Ijebuland, my instrument of office says so. Ooni is Ooni of Ile-Ife, the instrument of office given to him states so.

“All the claims he is making now are not correct, they are not tenable. The first time the Obas ever met in Yorubaland was in 1937. Before then, they never met, so I think the man is playing politics, trying to over price himself,” Awujale explained.

Asked if they’ve both met of recent, the paramount ruler exclaimed: “Where and for what!?”

He stressed that they were not competing for anything and he has no cause to go to Ile-Ife just as Ooni has no mission in Ijebuland.


http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2010/06/25/ijebus-are-from-sudan-awujale-insists/

KingOvoramwen1:
[[s]quote author=scholes0 post=59594419]Oluogbe, Olu Awure, the Oba of Usen..lol

Oba of Benin can go choke on a co.ck. Usen is a Full Fledged Yoruba town.
Long live the Elawure.

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WHO IS THIS CLOWN STANDING ALONE WITH NO FOLLOWERS HAHAHAHAHAHA

KingOvoramwen1:
Abeg if Edo carry all the Ediod tribes in Ondo and Ekiti, Ijaw carry their own, Ijebu carry their own, Emirate carry their own even Nupe and Ebira carry their own..... ABEG WETIN GO REMAIN OF THIS GANG CALLED YORUBA?

scholes0:
OUT OF THREAD... for now.

It was Fun!

Abeg if Edo carry all the Ediod tribes in Ondo and Ekiti, Ijaw carry their own, Ijebu carry their own, Emirate carry their own even Nupe and Ebira carry their own..... ABEG WETIN GO REMAIN OF THIS GANG CALLED YORUBA?

pazienza:
Just to point a few things.

Ifira And Ipesi first language is not Yoruboid, it's Edoid.

Odiani people have their Yoruboid language as first language, and then Enu ani( Igbo) as second language, it's only logical when they claim Yoruboid origin, no sensible Igbo will argue that.

Everything rooted in antiquity in Odi ani is Yoruboid.

In contrast, Akoko SE communities have Edoid languages as first language, only speak Yoruba as a second language. Everything rooted in antiquity in that part of Ondo is Edoid, right from words for things like King, Land, sky.

I don't need a soothsayer to know when someone is tampering with history for economic/political goals when I see one.

I say this not because I care about Edos, because they too play this same game with Igbo speaking, but Edo origin claiming Igbo towns.

9jakool:

You are wrong when you assume the entire Akoko SE is Edoid speaking, which is not. Like I said Ifira and Ipesi only speak Yoruba, the maybe you are not as familiar as you say you are. Ok, what is the Edoid language spoken in Ifira because I want to know?

Also, not every towns and villages in Odinani speak a Yoruba language, some only speak Igbo. The inhabitants of Ubulu Uku claimed descendants from migrants from Ilesha for example; they are also not Olukumi, and only speak Igbo. Does it make sense to suggest that they tweaked their oral tradition to fit their present political location when they have nothing to gain.

9jakool:

You are wrong when you assume the entire Akoko SE is Edoid speaking, which is not. Like I said Ifira and Ipesi only speak Yoruba, the maybe you are not as familiar as you say you are. Ok, what is the Edoid language spoken in Ifira because I want to know?

Also, not every towns and villages in Odinani speak a Yoruba language, some only speak Igbo. The inhabitants of Ubulu Uku claimed descendants from migrants from Ilesha for example; they are also not Olukumi, and only speak Igbo. Does it make sense to suggest that they tweaked their oral tradition to fit their present political location when they have nothing to gain.

pazienza:


Ubulu ukwu people have no such claims of descending from Ilesha , you must be confused to suggest so.
Other than Odi ani, no Western Igbo group have Yoruboid origin.

There is even a new book on Ubulu ukwu, by Ubulu ukwu indigenes,connecting Ubulu ukwu to Ozubulu in Anambra ,Uburu in Ebonyi, Uvuru in Enugu, and other numerous ubulus scattered all over Igboland.

Every Odiani town have a dead or dying Yoruboid language spoken by the elders.

Ifira and Ipesi languages are Edoid.

I can't speak Ifira language, but I had made my enquiry on them, when I was in isua from Ifira natives themselves.

Probz:


The very 9jakool. I was expecting your input in that Akoko Edo thread I made

9jakool:

I couldn't care less what the origin of Ubulu Uku is. It's none of my concern. I was just drawing parallels that people can easily loose their original tongue after migrating to a new location, and you can use oral tradition to trace their origin, which you dismissed.

So, you didn't even visit the towns or actually hear the languages spoken and you are jumping into conclusion that they are Edoid speaking. There is no language called Ifira or ipesi. I've heard of Uhami AKA Isua language spoken in Isua which is an Edoid language. I've never heard of Ifira or ipesi as a standalone language in Akoko Ondo. This should tell you that Ifira and Ipesi are simply Yoruba dialects. Yoruba dialects have very vast differences that they can often feel like different languages. Rodger Blench, one of the leading linguist on Niger-Congo languages identified Ifira as a dialect of Yoruba. Here you can also see Afo being listed as a dialect. Afo is the next town over from Ifira and it's also classified as a Yoruba dialect. Afo and Ifira like most of the Yoruba dialects in Akoko are variations of the Akoko dialect. The worst thing you can do is generalize the people when the towns are all interwoven. If you want to go deeper, I suggest you check out the Atlas of Nigerian languages by Rodger Blench. Ipesi and Ifira are both listed as Yoruba dialects. I didn't just concoct my info from thin air. So far so good, I'm sticking with what I have up there.

pazienza:


Just a section of one of the villages in Ubulu uku claims Yoruba origin from the link you posted, how exactly that translates to Ubulu ukwu having a Yoruba origin is what I don't understand.
The Yoruba group didn't found a new town, they were assimilated by already settled Igbo speaking Ubulu ukwu people, and form just a segment of one of the villages that make up Ubulu.

You are right on the Ifira and Ipesi, they actually speak a Yoruba dialect as a first language. I had to make phone calls from my friends there to confirm.

I lived amongst Isua, Epinmi, and Ipe people, these three towns are the most important towns in AKSE, and they are all Edoid speaking.

There are also many Edoid speaking communities in Ose LGA of Ondo.